Carver

Apple

Origin / History

Originated in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

Tree

Productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, roundish.

Skin: Lemon yellow.

Stem: Short.

Calyx: Small, closed.

Flesh: Yellowish, juicy, tender. Flavor vinous and subacid. Quality rated Good.

Core / Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

August.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

There is also a Carver Apple from Montgomery County, which is red and ripens as a winter fruit.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Carver.

Origin, Norristown, Pa. Tree productive.

Fruit large, roundish, lemon yellow. Stalk short. Calyx small, closed. Flesh yellowish, juicy, tender, vinous, subacid. Good. August.

There is also a Carver Apple from Montgomery Co., which is red, and a winter fruit.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)